PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women's basketball (3-1) fell to Stony Brook (4-0) by a score of 53-44 on Tuesday afternoon at Jersey Mike's Arena.
 
The undefeated Seawolves used a 16-8 advantage in the third quarter to take control and hold on despite Rutgers fighting back with 15 points in the fourth quarter.
 
Lasha Petree led Rutgers with her first double-digit scoring effort as a Scarlet Knight, netting 15 on three 3-pointers to go with a stuffed stat sheet of three boards, two assists, and three blocks.
 
Rutgers dominated the rebounding battle, 42-27, and assisted 10 of its 14 field goals. The Scarlet Knights made 13-of-14 from the free throw line, but shot 14-of-53 (26%) overall and 3-of-14 (21%) from three.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The defenses shined early in an 8-7 first quarter after Lasha Petree converted two free throws for the one-point lead after 10 minutes.
• Rutgers continued its early-season trend of spreading the scoring, as eight different Scarlet Knights contributed to the first-half scoring. Lasha Petree hit a three and Jailyn Mason sunk a floater in the closing minutes of the second quarter to take a 21-19 lead into the locker room as Stony Brook shot 27 percent on the other end.
• Rutgers started slow with nearly a four-minute scoreless drought to start the second half. The Seawolves took advantage with a 13-4 run in the third.
• Petree hit a pair of treys to help Rutgers post two scoring runs in the fourth, including a 7-0 run over the final 1:35 of action, but the comeback attempt fell short.

KNIGHT NOTES

• Rutgers' highest scoring quarter has been the fourth in all four games this season – 20 apiece against Saint Peter's and South Alabama, and 15 against Fairfield and Stony Brook.
• Lasha Petree recorded 3+ blocks in a game for the 20^th time in her career.
• Sayawni Lassiter grabbed three steals in 13 minutes. Ranking 17^th in the nation in steals per game prior to this contest, she has three or more steals in all four Rutgers games this season.
• Lasha Petree reached double-digit scoring for the 68^th time in her career.  
• Rutgers has held all four opponents this season under their scoring averages, stretching that trend to 22 of the last 23 games and 109 in the last 118 dating back to 2017. Rutgers has held opponents to an average of 24.7 points under their scoring average this season.
• Stephanie Guihon and Awa Sidibe earned their first Rutgers starts. Rutgers employed its fourth different starting lineup in as many games to start the season.
• Rutgers moves to 2-1 all-time against Stony Brook after wins in 2012 and 2018, all in Piscataway.
• Rutgers drops to 52-9 at Jersey Mike's Arena over the past four-plus seasons.
• Rutgers had its 13 consecutive regular season non-conference winning streak snapped.

SOUND OFF

Acting Head Coach Timothy Eatman: "We'll give credit where credit is due. Stony Brook played like a veteran team and they played like a team that had just played in the NCAA Tournament. They played hard and ran their plays well, while taking away our lanes. We're still learning how to play together, and we're committed to doing the things we need to do to be a better basketball team."

UP NEXT

Rutgers remains home to host Harvard on Fri., Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at Jersey Mike's Arena.


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